How does refusing to acknowledge the successor to the 2024 primary winner as the party’s nominee so pundits and convention delegates can push whoever they want at voters instead serve democracy?
There’s not going to be a popular vote either way, so why wait? Harris is also the most obvious choice, especially since she seems to be the only one who actually wants to run.
The delegates/DNC are responsible here, not the media. If they’re all going to support Harris without any debate, the media can’t be faulted for reporting it.
I agree with the sentiment though. Harris has a lot of problems on her record and couldn’t even make it to Iowa in 2020. That she has enough connections to get picked as VP anyway doesn’t mean she has to be the default nominee.
The media is doing that thing again! You know, trying to coronate a candidate instead of waiting for the convention.
I don’t see how. The Democratic Party’s delegates have committed to a candidate. They’re reporting on it. They can’t exactly be encouraging anyone to choose a candidate; they’re saying that the commitment has already happened.
There is no time to fuck around unfortunately, they are making a smart move 100%. The Dems were pretty close to cannibalizing themselves over the Biden drop out thing. They need to quickly and coherently organize and unify. I’m saying all this and I’m not a big fan of Harris but I am pretty stoked to vote for her compared to my enthusiasm for voting 4 days ago.
Why be ethical about campaign finance laws (committed by rich politicians), when you could be highly prejudiced against accidentally violating voter laws (committed by poorer voters)?
They sentenced a woman to 5 years in prison for unknowingly (and unsuccessfully!!) voting when she wasn’t allowed to. Texas knows how to prosecute criminals when it chooses to. It’s just chosen not to for the white class of people.
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